Us 5 Camp Posted February 11, 2004 Author Posted February 11, 2004 They can be removed from the car you know! they, can! also. be, removed-for/ punctuation? too- huh? Quote
martmann Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 They can be removed from the car you know! they, can! also. be, removed-for/ punctuation? too- huh? I second the huh? A side note: I think it's funny how many people didn't notice the S in the thread title, and posted that the C is available, given that Geocaching is something that relies heavily on noticing the little things. (not saying that I might not have done the exact same thing). Quote
+GOT GPS? Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 I used one gps for both on foot and driving, but found i like to keep track with what i do on foot with one, and driving with another gps. Quote
smidge&smudge Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 I think this year is a leap year........... that means we have to wait one day longer this year if the 60cs isn't arriving til march. Quote
Lost for cache Posted February 11, 2004 Posted February 11, 2004 Just can't wait, have to have it now. So I will have two GPS 60C and a 60CS. John. Quote
+robert Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 They can be removed from the car you know! they, can! also. be, removed-for/ punctuation? too- huh? just a comment on the post you responded to. just being silly. Quote
thcri Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 I wrote to Garmin and got this reply in regards to the CS. "Thank you for contacting GARMIN. Garmin has not started shipping the GPSMAP60CS units yet, we are currently looking at shipping shortly. We are making continuous improvements to the product while in development to ensure the highest level of satisfaction from our customers when it does ship. We apologize for the delay and are working diligently to have the product ready for the market. Thank You, Brian McMahon Senior Product Support Specialist GARMIN International 1200 E. 151st Street Olathe, KS 66062 1-800-800-1020 http://www.garmin.com Fax 1-913-397-0836" This is as of today so whatever shortly means is when we will get them. It is tough being like a little kid again. murph Quote
+robert Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 This is as of today so whatever shortly means is when we will get them. It is tough being like a little kid again. It means "quit bothering me!". Quote
+robert Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 still waiting..........(emoticon) Patience, young grasshopper. Not much longer. Quote
thcri Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 Murphy's Law. The new CS series will not be released until March 31st!!!! murph Quote
+robert Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 Murphy's Law. The new CS series will not be released until March 31st!!!! murph Sources, please. Quote
+RocketMan Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 (edited) Murphy's Law. The new CS series will not be released until March 31st!!!! murph Sources, please. Do you feel your leg being pulled? Edit: Maybe the end of March isn't far fetched. Adventure GPS just changed their availability date to "Early March." Bummer Edited February 15, 2004 by Rocket Man Quote
+robert Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 Murphy's Law. The new CS series will not be released until March 31st!!!! murph Sources, please. Do you feel your leg being pulled? Edit: Maybe the end of March isn't far fetched. Adventure GPS just changed their availability date to "Early March." Bummer A little, that's why I asked for sources. I have my own, and my phone is set to DIAL first thing tomorrow morning. FWIW, gpscity still says 2/27. Quote
+W2RLR (PIAA_NISSAN) Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 Some guys already selling them on Ebay, must be coming soon... Quote
thcri Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 Murphy's Law. The new CS series will not be released until March 31st!!!! murph Sources, please. Do you feel your leg being pulled? Edit: Maybe the end of March isn't far fetched. Adventure GPS just changed their availability date to "Early March." Bummer A little, that's why I asked for sources. I have my own, and my phone is set to DIAL first thing tomorrow morning. FWIW, gpscity still says 2/27. Actually guys I am just quoting Murphy's Law if you have ever heard of it. You know, "If anything can go wrong it will" murph Quote
thcri Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 Some guys already selling them on Ebay, must be coming soon... I wrote to the guy that has them on Ebay in regards to when he will have them available. His response was, I will have them available for shipment on Feb 27th. I hope he knows something the rest of the world doesn't. murph Quote
+femo Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 guess he is right ;-) was told by garmin switzerland, that they will have the units 26 feb ready for shipment ;-) i'm already all nervous......;-) chris Quote
endre Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 From GPSCity - website: FIRST SHIPMENT FROM GARMIN: 16 February, 2004: Garmin annouonced the expected ship date of the FIRST batch of GPSMAP 60CS is now 5 March, 2004. Quote
+Ptarmigan Posted February 16, 2004 Posted February 16, 2004 Looks like we are hold for one more week ... for the 60CS At least the rescheduled dates are getting smaller ie: in January it went to the end of Feb. (4 weeks ). Now in mid Feb it goes 1 more week.... into March Quote
+femo Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 any news on the shipping dates ? c u chris Quote
thcri Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 any news on the shipping dates ? c u chris I got an email from Garmin just yesterday. The guy told me as of right now they have to date set for shipping. They won't know until the day they ship. Gee, Garmin is a big company and being this close you would think they would have a better idea or even update their web page to give us information. It is frustrating both the retailers and us consumers. Quote
+Rubberhead Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 I've said it before but the pain of waiting ends the minute the UPS (or FEDEX) guy (or girl) shows up. Quote
+robert Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 GPSCity bumped from 3/5 to 3/10 (Friday->Wednesday). FWIW. Quote
+anniebananie Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 You will probably know when they will ship when the online manual for the 60cs appears on the Garmin website. The online manual for the 60c went up about two days before the release date. Anniebananie Quote
timg Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 This is the email I got: The latest word from Garmin is we should see these units in our warehouse around March 10th Quote
+Team BlackZ Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 You will probably know when they will ship when the online manual for the 60cs appears on the Garmin website. The online manual for the 60c went up about two days before the release date. Anniebananie yeah, i check for the manual everyday on the Garmin site Quote
Us 5 Camp Posted February 25, 2004 Author Posted February 25, 2004 (edited) This is the email I got:The latest word from Garmin is we should see these units in our warehouse around March 10th My wife keeps telling me that one day someone's gonna wake up and beat Garmin at their own game, these delays are frustrating! I know others may claim Magellen this or that, but I just don't like the feel of the display and menus. What I am talking about is another company that comes in with "Garmin" like feel and beats them at their own game because they execute faster/better. I love Garmin products and support, but their NPI process could use some improvement! Edited February 25, 2004 by Us 5 Camp Quote
+Greg&Patty Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 It seems that Jeremy knew the ship date would not be until March as long ago as last December. Heres his comment in the review from December 22nd. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=60729 The 60C does not have an electronic compass or baromic altimeter, but the 60CS will have these features (MSRP $535.70, Available March '04). Not having these in the Garmin V I don't miss them, though I can see the benefit. Just keep in mind that the electronic compass (or any additional features) can drain batteries much faster. It seems that Garmin or somebody in the marketing chain had set the expectation of March with some folks and Feburary with others. Its not clear who in the marketing chain came up with the February dates. Or why there was first March date and then Feb date. I do fault Garmin for not being more clear. When I placed my pre-order, I fully expected a March delivery. But Febuary was would have been a bonus. In the end, being one or two months late is not where the competition could beat Garmin. Things like adding more value at lower cost in a reliable smaller package. Thats what you need to beat Garmin. Frankly, I don't see it happening. At least this year. Quote
thcri Posted February 25, 2004 Posted February 25, 2004 It seems that Garmin or somebody in the marketing chain had set the expectation of March with some folks and Feburary with others. Its not clear who in the marketing chain came up with the February dates. Or why there was first March date and then Feb date. I do fault Garmin for not being more clear. When I placed my pre-order, I fully expected a March delivery. But Febuary was would have been a bonus. In the end, being one or two months late is not where the competition could beat Garmin. Things like adding more value at lower cost in a reliable smaller package. Thats what you need to beat Garmin. Frankly, I don't see it happening. At least this year. That is correct also in the Garmin press releases. The 60CS would not be available until March. However, Garmin did lead the retailers that it would be availalble in February a week or so after the 60C was released. Then they backed down. I don't mind it being March if we would have totally understood that up front. I let my Vista go when I should not have as I patiently wait now for the CS. I guess my frustration is I am big kid waiting for a toy!!! I can wait but it is a tough one Quote
Fire Eater Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 Sounds like everyone is on delay unless they order from the states or outside of ontario. Has anyone received delivery of the 60c or cs from a supplier in ontario? I have had mine on order for over a month and I was told that they expect the units by the end of the 1st quarter. When I contacted Garmin they said that they cannot ship a unit to Canada without Bilingual packaging Go figures!!! Just so I can recycle the French manual. Well still waiting I guess. Fire Eater Quote
+femo Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 @ fire eater hello fire eater, that sounds strange........even in europe the 60c's are sold and are widely available. and they even have english and german manuals...... looking at GPS Central i can see, that the english version is also shipping in canada. my decision would be easy :-) cancel your order - and order with gps central - and rcv the unit by overnite shipping for the weekend :-) good luck chris alias femo Quote
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